PESTICIDE APPLICATOR RIGHT OF WAY QUESTIONS

Which of the following is not a selective, translocated herbicide? - Answer-Paraquat Which method of pesticide application would reduce the amount of carrier required and risk of drift when controlling brush on a hot, windy day? - Answer-Basal bark A major factor in a successful IRVM program is: - Answer-Driver safety in rural areas The downward movement of pesticides in the soil is called: - Answer-Leaching Which type of weed is best controlled in early bloom? - Answer-Perennial Pesticides may move from the target area and damage the environment by: - Answer-Drift, soil runoff or soil erosion, leaching through the soil Basal bark applications are: - Answer-Possible throughout the year What type of chemical resistant gloves should you use if a pesticide application will last one or two hours? - Answer-Moderately or highly chemical resistant Volatilization: - Answer-May occur after spray reaches the target site and usually occurs at high temperatures Growth regulator herbicides: - Answer-Rapidly degrade or are tied up in the soil What should you do with clothing that becomes soaked with full strength concentrate pesticides? - Answer-Discard the clothing with any contaminated PPE Which of the following are annual weeds? - Answer-Pigweed An herbicide label calls for product to applied at 3 oz per 1000 square feet in one gallon of carrier. If you will be spot-spraying a roadside that is roughly 40 feet wide by 1000 feet long, about how much product will you need? - Answer-Almost one gallon Risks invol